Chef Ed’s Christmas Candied Yams

“This is a quick and delicious way to enjoy a Christmas favorite!”

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2-29 ounce cans sweet potatoes
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoons vanilla essence
• ½ teaspoons freshly grated ginger
• ¼ cup butter at room temperature and cut into pieces
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 ounce dark rum
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon This is to garnish after it has finished baking

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

• Place sweet potatoes in a medium baking dish.
• Add the ginger, sugar, rum, butter and evaporated milk to a large mixing bowl and mix gently until well blended. Then pour on top of the yams.
• Layer with miniature marshmallows.
•  Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender and marshmallows have melted to a golden brown, be carefully not to overbrown them.

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